With reference to the Andhra Pradesh healthcare initiative for the elderly, consider the following statements: 1. Workers are required to visit ten elderly people every week. 2. The programme includes home-based physiotherapy and rehabilitation services. 3. The Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) tool is used to collect health data. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Andhra Pradesh to send healthcare teams to homes for elderly check-ups in October

GS2Polity · Governance · IR· Health policy & public health· Prelims· 30 September 2026

Geriatric care and public health outreach: a relevant GS2 Social Justice case study.

Why in news

The Minister for Health, Medical and Family Welfare of Andhra Pradesh announced a special medical programme in October to provide home-based healthcare and geriatric assessments for the elderly.

Background

The initiative involves healthcare teams visiting homes to provide check-ups, physiotherapy, and rehabilitation. Workers are tasked to visit five elderly people weekly, using the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) tool to collect data from at least 1,000 people per hospital.

Facts for Prelims

SchemeThe Andhra Pradesh healthcare initiative includes home-based physiotherapy and rehabilitation for the elderly.
FactWorkers under the programme are required to visit five elderly people weekly.
S&TThe Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) tool is the primary instrument for collecting health data in this programme.
FactThe target is to collect information from at least 1,000 people per hospital.

Prelims practice question

With reference to the Andhra Pradesh healthcare initiative for the elderly, consider the following statements:

Workers are required to visit ten elderly people every week.
The programme includes home-based physiotherapy and rehabilitation services.
The Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) tool is used to collect health data.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a)1 only
(b)3 only
(c)1 and 2 only
(d)2 and 3 only

Show answer

Answer: (d) 2 and 3 only — Statements 2 and 3 are correct. Statement 1 is incorrect: Workers are tasked to visit five elderly people weekly.

For Mains

Q. Discuss the significance of home-based geriatric care in addressing the healthcare needs of India's aging population.

Dimensions to cover in your answer

Infrastructure gap: Shortage of specialized geriatric rehabilitation centers in rural healthcare settings
Data-driven policy: Utilizing CGA tools to identify specific morbidity patterns in elderly demographics

Keywords: Geriatric care · Home-based healthcare · Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment · Public health outreach · Ageing population

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